- Date
- October 15, 1986, 18:48 local (22:48 UTC)
- Place
- Key West, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N99YWaco YMF
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861015048809A
- Case key
- 31810
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft nosed over during landing roll. The professional plt stated that he was certain the brakes were off prior to takeoff and that he was sure he was not 'riding' the braked on landing. The plt stated that he thought the parking brake may have come on during flt. The brakes appeared to function normally after the accident. The reason for the nose over could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99Y
- Reported as
- Waco YMF
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- F5-002
- Airframe hours
- 40
- Engine
- Jacobs R-755B2M, 245 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Conch Classic Air Tours, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- EYW · Key West International, runway 27, 4,800 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total · 38 in this make and model · 8,100 as pilot in command · 89 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EYW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N99Y · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.